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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/energy-performance-of-buildings-scotland-amendment-regulations-2008/note",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2008/389",
  "legislation_title": "The Energy Performance of Buildings (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/energy-performance-of-buildings-scotland-amendment-regulations-2008",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations amend the Energy Performance of Buildings (Scotland) Regulations 2008 (“the 2008 Regulations”). Regulation 2 inserts provision into regulation 17 of the 2008 Regulations to prevent a penalty charge notice being given where–\n(a) the owner has requested an energy performance certificate no later than 7 days after a person becomes a prospective buyer or prospective tenant; and\n(b) the owner has made the energy performance certificate available to a prospective buyer or prospective tenant within 9 days of obtaining the certificate.",
  "extent": null,
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  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2008/389/note",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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